I took this photo on a 2008 Fujifilm Z100fd so I don't really have much control over colors because it doesnt output RAW (i dont like how some parts of the shadows just fall into complete blackness) but im looking to see if this picture seems "interesting" to any of you
I think Fuji does a great job on colors even the older cameras. But you’d be surprised how much flexibility you can get out a jpeg.
As for the shadows being too dark, I think you’re just asking for too much dynamic range here. The shadows are super dark and the sunlight is super bright. I like the photo as-is but just like @DickinsonSA mentioned, the area in the sun is a bit too hot. If it were me I’d lean into the dark shadows look to get that sunlight exposed properly and let all those beautiful Fuji colors shine.
Not sure if you’re familiar or if the camera you’re using has the option of different metering modes but that may help you get the shadows exposed how you’re wanting. On my A7iii for instance if I want a shot like this I’d use a full screen average metering but if I want more detail in the shadows I’d use multi metering where it will blow the highlights a bit more to get more shadow detail. All of this is kinda assuming you’re lazy like me and shoot in shutter or aperture priority rather than fully manual.
I also really like how the light rays are glowing. Was it super humid or did you use a mist filter? Or is that just how it came out?
Thank you I had tto make a seperate acc, my instance wasnt showing this comment for some reason
i do Agree i really like fuji colors, and in the previous reply i already said how i should just let shadows become shadows. I took this heading to my university class at 8AM, it was really foggy
On my other cameras i feel like im much more effective with my metering, and this is one thing that really gripes me with this camera in particular ; - the menu is very very bad, it takes forever for me to actually change something that I want. For example it took me like 15 seconds to change the iso to be set at 200 in manual mode. This is why im really considering getting another (yet still fuji) pocket camera, this one is simply too old and takes too much time for me to get the shot that i want, Im not asking for instantaneous photos but its clear that further generations (i was even looking at old fuji digicams from 2011) are much more superior in navigating the user interface and changing settings.
That's unfortunate about the federation not working correctly. I think it's a problem happening during this time of crazy fast growth and things aren't quite as quick as they were with a couple hundred folks posting. I'm glad you got it worked out though!
That's good stuff to know about the older cameras. I can see how that would be very frustrating. Good luck finding something to suit your needs. I'd love to know which one you end up with. I have a few friends interested in learning that I need to buy cameras for as presents and old digital camera seems like a great place to get started learning photography.